The signature shot at Dhuri Jn - the impressive 10 arm gantry that greets trains entering Dhuri. The 5 arms on the left are for trains from Ludhiana, while the other half signals trains from Bathinda.

Surprise! The LDH WDP-4D 40471 hauled 12038 LDH-NDLS Shatabdi brings in a dead electric loco! GZB WAP-7 30230. The presence of an OHE inspection car on the right is another sign that the diesel paradise is in danger.

With electric poles reaching Dhuri outer from both Ludhiana and Jakhal side, the days of the semaphore and diesel locos are about to be over.

KD WDP-4D 40516 hauled SVDK-MAS Andaman Express arrives Dhuri Jn from Ludhiana side. While SBI WDG-4 12560 waits patiently for it's next duty. (Raj Upadhyay)

The veteran of Dhuri Jn - manning the western cabin. In a year or so, he too will be redundant - buttons and electronics taking over his job. For now, he is king of what he surveys.

Despite what the board says, the scale at Dhuri Jn is definitely being put to use

A snazzy looking WDP1M heads west. These locos have got a new lease of life via a mid-term rebuild, giving them more power and reliability.

With the diesel shed at Ludhiana not far away, light locos are often brought here to power regional services.

The Ludhiana - Hisar Passenger switches line on its way out of the yard.

The Ludhiana – Jakhal passenger arrives at Bahadur Singh Wala, the first station after Dhuri. Token section begins here, as Dhuri station itself works on tokenless operation.

Crossing with the Sadulpur – Ludhiana passenger. Trains heading in to Dhuri drop their token here, but do not pick up another to proceed. The token dropped by the Dhuri bound passenger will unlock the signal for the Jakhal bound passenger to proceed.

The Ludhiana bound Shatabdi drops the token at Bahadur Singh Wala. Stations in North India often have these wire mesh structures designed to capture the token.

The poinstman at Bahadur Singh Wala gets ready to handover the token to Shatabdi Express to Delhi.

On the northern side of Dhuri, lies Himmatana on the line to Ludhiana. Electrification works are proceeding rapidly, and poles have come up till Dhuri outer. The poles interfere with semaphore visibility at night, leading to a restriction of 50 kmph on tr

A group of mendicants look on as the morning passenger to Bhatinda departs from Dhuri. Soon, many things in this frame will be history.